After a seven-year wait, the Washington Capitals are back in the NHL playoffs, fueled by team unity and a positive mindset.

In the minds of many Capitals, as revealed following the Game 5 victory, the series may have been won 72 hours earlier in a ...

Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the ...

Leafs forward Max Domi and his girlfriend Estelle Phillips celebrated their pet Labrador Retriever, Orion, on Wednesday.

Will the playoff field shrink Wednesday night? Here are keys to each game, plus Tuesday's recaps, Three Stars.

Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis was at a loss for words in describing the message he wants to convey to the Canadiens ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals ...

Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's new goal-scoring leader, stormed out of the gate with two goals in his first game in 2005. His league debut delayed by a season-long lockout, the 2004 No. 1 overall pick ...

The Canadiens secured their second win in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, beating the Washington Capitals 6-3 in Game 3 on Friday.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal record Friday night with two scores against the Chicago Blackhawks. "The Great One" was in the building, with ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight ...